"What is it that I glimpse / There on the distant shore"

September 18, 2024

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The Soul’s Desire,” Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada
Assume the Role of Cassandra, Wearing a Mask, Speaking into the Camera,” Carolina Ebeid
That Part in the Music,” Carl Phillips
Daria Ukiyo-e,” Aristilde Kirby
Arachnoscientific Salvation,” Katrine Øgaard Jensen
Skill Sets,” Rae Armantrout
Vas Doloris,” Julián del Casal

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"stigmas on the body of air" by Ekaterina Derisheva, translated by Ryan Hardy, Asher Maria, and Kevin M. F. Platt

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